CASPER – Wyoming producers interested in oilseed production are invited to attend a field day to experience the opportunities and benefits of growing, harvesting and processing oilseeds.
The Wyoming Oilseed/Biodiesel On-Farm Production Marketing Field Day will feature demonstrations on oilseed and biodiesel processing, showcase regional successes in camelina research, and discuss oilseed meal as livestock feed, as well as the costs, time and capacity for oilseed crushing.
The one-day event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sept. 13 at the Boreen Ranch in Otto, Wyo. The cost to attend is $20 payable the day of the event, and includes a light breakfast of coffee and doughnuts as well as lunch. Transportation to the event is not provided.
According to Donn Randall, WBC Crop and Forage Program manager, oilseed production, the processing of oilseeds such as safflower, canola, sunflowers and camelina for biodiesel, is gaining interest in Wyoming and the Western region.
Randall hosted nine people from Wyoming in an oilseed trade mission trip to Montana in mid-June. The trip was made possible by a Western Professional + Producer SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) grant received by the Business Council Agribusiness Division in 2009, and was designed to help Wyoming producers and agribusinesses evaluate and research potential for growing various oilseeds.
For more information about the upcoming Field Day or oilseed production in Wyoming, contact Donn Randall, Crop and Forage Program manager at the Wyoming Business Council at 307.777.6578 or donn.randall@wybusiness.org. For directions to the Boreen Ranch, contact Phil and Kate Boreen at 307.762.3264.
The mission of the Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. The Business Council, a state government agency, concentrating its efforts on providing assistance for existing Wyoming companies and start-ups, helping communities meet their development and diversification needs, and recruiting new firms and industries targeted to complement the state’s assets. For more information, please visit www.wyomingbusiness.org.
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The Wyoming Oilseed/Biodiesel On-Farm Production Marketing Field Day will feature demonstrations on oilseed and biodiesel processing, showcase regional successes in camelina research, and discuss oilseed meal as livestock feed, as well as the costs, time and capacity for oilseed crushing.
The one-day event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sept. 13 at the Boreen Ranch in Otto, Wyo. The cost to attend is $20 payable the day of the event, and includes a light breakfast of coffee and doughnuts as well as lunch. Transportation to the event is not provided.
According to Donn Randall, WBC Crop and Forage Program manager, oilseed production, the processing of oilseeds such as safflower, canola, sunflowers and camelina for biodiesel, is gaining interest in Wyoming and the Western region.
Randall hosted nine people from Wyoming in an oilseed trade mission trip to Montana in mid-June. The trip was made possible by a Western Professional + Producer SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) grant received by the Business Council Agribusiness Division in 2009, and was designed to help Wyoming producers and agribusinesses evaluate and research potential for growing various oilseeds.
For more information about the upcoming Field Day or oilseed production in Wyoming, contact Donn Randall, Crop and Forage Program manager at the Wyoming Business Council at 307.777.6578 or donn.randall@wybusiness.org. For directions to the Boreen Ranch, contact Phil and Kate Boreen at 307.762.3264.
The mission of the Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. The Business Council, a state government agency, concentrating its efforts on providing assistance for existing Wyoming companies and start-ups, helping communities meet their development and diversification needs, and recruiting new firms and industries targeted to complement the state’s assets. For more information, please visit www.wyomingbusiness.org.
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